WHAT IS

NEWSWORTHY?JOURNALISM CLASS 2

GOOD MORNING GUYS!

• I am currently losing my voice

• So in today’s class you will do all the talking

• Hooray!

• So… what was your homework for today?

GROUP DISCUSSION

• Each group member must answer the following questions:

• What makes a good news story?

• What is something you remember in the news?

• Why do you remember it?

• How did that story affect you?

• What did that story make you want to do?

CLASS SHARE

•Use rock paper scissors to choose one person

• This person will share the general opinions of their group

• If people had different opinions, tell us what these different opinions were

WORKING IN PAIRS

• Explain to your partner

• What your article is about

• Remember to use all the question words!

• Why you chose it

• You may not swop your article with your partner! You must tell them what it is about

ARTICLE ANALYSIS

• NOW you may swop your article with your partner

• Read your partner’s article.

• Complete the handout for your partner’s article.

• IF you are not sure of an answer, you may ask your partner what they thought of the article and why they chose it.

GROUP DISCUSSION

• Briefly tell the group what your partner’s article is about

• Tell them about the

• Importance

• Effect and

• Reaction

HOMEWORK

• This is your final task for this class

• Write an article of about 200 words on any topic you like.

• Email to me by midnight on 30 September

• The story should be factual – you can’t just make something up